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After Two Years of Discussion, SEQRA Form Revisions Fall Short

After considerable input from environmental groups and the business community, including the Westchester County Association, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has at long last issued revised Environmental Assessment Forms required for development project applications. After a two-year process, changes were made to both the full, or long EAF, used for applications with potentially significant environmental impact, and the short EAF, used for projects smaller in scope.

Her story is amazing. Actually, it's inspiring. New York State Senator Andrea Stewart-Cousins (D-Yonkers), who, in January, became the State Senate's highest raking Democrat and the first woman to be named Leader of any conference in the nation [she's leads the New York Senate Democratic Conference], spent some quality time with Westchester County Association members today as the featured speaker in our Political Friday series...

Plant Closure Would Cost Billions

Calling for the Public Service Commission to "terminate its order" to ConEd and NYPA, WCA President Bill Mooney tells the New York State Public Services Commission to keep the lights on in Westchester by keeping Indian Point...

An Insider's Update on the New York State Senate

Our lawmakers in Albany have some mighty big issues on their plates these days—pension reform, fracking, gun control, a minimum wage increase, school aid…the list goes on. And while the debates are endlessly fascinating.....